twins pitcher francisco liriano, the game of his life, at least strikeout wise. be fanned 15. struck out the side in the third. as good as he was, he made one huge mistake. bases loaded in the fourth. jonny gomes clears them. his third career grand slam. a's take the 4-1 lead. and josh willingham has owned his former tammy this season. two homers in this game and he's hit four in four games against oakland. 4-3, a's lead in the ninth. call him johnny be good last night. gomes knocked in cespedes. 6-3 oakland. just one and a half games out of a wildcard spot. a stunner angela stanford ford. mark, the eighth overall pick of the pittsburgh pirates in the draft. and spurns, a $4 million signing bonus. he says he wants to return to get his degree. >> and how good can top pick harrison barns be? if this is any indication, very, very good. garrett jackson to david lee in los angeles. barns and company taking on the lakers last night. basketball iq here. follow your miss, kid. barns attacking the rim. fouls on the dunk attempt. 23 in the game on 8 of 13 shooting. as good as he looked,